Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first number of the Advocate is, on the whole, of real interest. The editorials are clear and sensible; and the remarks on the comparative failure of Harvard to develop an internal democratic spirit are worth the attention of the whole College. The two outstanding contributions are those of Professor Hack and Mr. R. C. Rand. In reality, they are complementary; for they both constitute a needed protest against that evasion of initiative which is regretably characteristic of the present era in the American college. On most of Mr. Lamont's effective plea for the Endowment Fund I am estopped from...
...ushers and assistant head ushers for Class Day should report at Harvard 2 tomorrow morning at 9.15 to receive badges and final instruction regarding their duties during the day. All ushers and assistant head usher are to report again at headquarters at 1.20 P. M. to clear the Yale...
...gets drunk and maltreats his family, or becomes a menace or nuisance to those with whom he comes in contact, the result, far from being liberty, is a clear infringement of the liberties of other people, as it subjects them to definite inconveniences and restraints, if not sufferings. Even the man who becomes passively drunk, quite apart from harming himself, is cheating society out of his usefulness. It is all very well to say that free government is better than good government, and that prohibition is an infringement of private liberty. But when liberty has become to a large extent...
...Conn., June 10.--With clear weather for the first time in three days this morning, the crews took a strong paddle of three miles, at the end of which the first eight led by half a length. The Freshman and second boats then returned to the quarters, while Coach Haines took the first University, oarsmen back in a series of short stretches...
...reign of blatent lawlessness came to an end, and since that time we have been confronted with a growing spirit of paternalism. During the war, when compulsion was to a large extent, absolutely essential, we saw this tendency grow, and though momentarily we find a let-up, it is clear that governmental regulation is increasing...